Archived announcements for October, 2007

Sept 28 -- Roger Scruton Will Speak at American Founding Fall Colloquium
Roger Scruton, English writer and
philosopher, will talk on "Faith and the
Challenges of Secularism," on Friday,
Sept. 28, at 4 p.m. in Cole
Assembly Room, Converse Hall. The talk
is jointly sponsored by the Colloquium
on the American Founding and the Newman
Club.

Sept. 29 -- Roger Scruton Will Discuss "Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged"
Roger Scruton, English writer and
philosopher, will discuss "Culture
Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World
Besieged," on Saturday, Sept. 29,
at 9:30 a.m. in the Babbott Room of the
Octagon. Sponsored by the Colloquium on the American Founding.

Sept. 29 -- Law Professor Amy Wax Will Speak on Race, Wrongs and Remedies"
Amy Wax, professor of law at the
University of Pennsylvania, will speak
on "Race, Wrongs and Remedies: Group
Justice in the 21st Century" Saturday,
Sept. 29, at 10:30 a.m. in the
Babbott Room of the Octagon. The talk is sponsored by the Colloquium on the American Founding.

American Founding Colloquium Sponsors Sept. 29 Talk on Racial Preferences
Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the Ninth
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will
give a lecture on "Racial Preferences
and the Schools in Seattle," on
Saturday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. in
the Lewis-Sebring Dining Hall. The talk is sponsored by the Colloquium on the American Founding.

Sept. 29 -- Chief Judge John Mercer Walker, Jr. Will Speak at American Founding Colloquium
Chief Judge John Mercer Walker, Jr. of
the Second Federal Circuit Court in New
York will give a talk titled "Can the
Judges Themselves Violate the
Constitution --and Other Matters: A
Conversation" on Saturday, Sept.
29th at 3 p.m. in the Lewis-Sebring
Dining Hall.

Responsibility Conference Sept. 28 and 29
On Sept. 28 and 29, the Fashioning
Responsible Subjects conference will be
held at the Alumni House starting on
Friday, Sept. 28, at 1:15 p.m. Speakers
include Carol Greenhouse, Princeton
University; Sarah Lochlann Jain,
Stanford University;
Ravit Reichman, Brown University; Erick
Wertheimer, Arizona State University;
Susanna Blumenthal, University of
Minnesota; and Leonard Feldman,
University of Oregon.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/ljst/events/conferences/responsibility

Annual Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon Is Saturday, Sept. 29
On Saturday, Sept. 29, from 6 a.m. until
approximately midnight, the Emily
Dickinson Museum will host its third
marathon reading of all 1,789 poems by
Emily Dickinson. For the first time, the
Poetry Marathon will travel from the
Dickinson Homestead into town. The
Amherst Town Hall, Frost Library at
Amherst College and the Fiber Art Center
will all host part of the marathon. This
event is free and open to the public.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/22434

Writing Center Reception Sept. 28
The Writing Center will hold a reception
to celebrate our gorgeous new offices on
Friday, Sept. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Charles
Pratt 101. All are welcome.

All Are Invited to the Dedication of Gooding Field Saturday, Sept. 29
All members of the Amherst College
community are invited to join alumni,
families and friends at the dedication
of Gooding Field at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 29. The 10 a.m. dedication will
feature remarks by President Anthony W.
Marx, Director of Athletics Suzanne
Coffey and Former Director of Athletics
Peter Gooding. A full day of athletic
contests follows. After the football
game, a reception will be held in the
pavilion on Gooding Field.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/alumni/conversations/gooding/dedication

Friday Series: Match Corps (Urban Education Service Year) Sept. 28
The Match Corps is a one-year-long Urban
Education fellowship program. It is
possibly the most competitive such
program in the nation, more competitive
than admission to the Harvard Graduate
School of Education or Teach for
America. Join recruiter Alison Spindler
to find out more about the Match Charter
High School and Match Corps
opportunities on Friday, Sept. 28, at
1:30 p.m. in the Career Center.

Amherst College Hosts Community Artmaking Celebration Sept. 28
AMHERST, Mass.—The Amherst College campus community and interested individuals from the broader area community are invited to participate in creating nine large-scale public artworks on Friday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Valentine/Fayerweather Quad at Amherst College. The artworks—portraits of students, faculty and staff from Amherst College—have been generated by the college’s visiting artist-in-residence Wendy Ewald and guest artist Brett Cook, with participation from students in Ewald’s seminar The Practice of Collaborative Art, members of the campus community and the subjects of the portraits. The Sept. 28 day of collaborative artmaking is a creative social event. A menu of local and organic food will be provided by the Amherst College Dining Services, and music will be provided by area musicians Chris Buono, D.J. Root and Amherst College students. Food and music will complement opportunities for creative expression in working on the portraits, as well as many chances for dialogue and community connection. There will also be materials for people to work in clay, with cameras and in sketchbooks, all with the intention of reflecting on and representing community and learning. The project will culminate on Thursday, Nov. 29, when five 10-foot x 30-foot portrait triptychs will be mounted across the campus and an exhibition of one of the triptychs will open at the Mead Art Museum. The Mead exhibition will also include documentation of the collaborative process. The exhibition will run through January 20, 2008, and a catalogue will document and highlight the full experience.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/23281/

Amherst College Colloquium on the American Founding Sets Lectures Sept. 28 and 29
The Colloquium on the American Founding
at Amherst College will host a number of
lectures on Friday and Saturday, Sept.
28 and 29. The events are open to the
public at no charge.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/23760

Bi-Semester Worship Service Sept. 30
On Sunday, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. in Chapin Chapel, the Rev. Dr. Leon Burrows, Protestant Religious adviser, Amherst
College, and Protestant Chaplain, Smith
College, will deliver the Bi-Semester Worship Service.
A reception follows the service.
The service is held in the African-American
tradition twice each semester.
All are welcome.

Film Screening Documenting the Venezuelan Revolution Oct. 1
Come see a screening of "Documenting the Venezuelan
Revolution: Hugo Chavez, His Supporters,
and His Detractors," a new documentary by
Sol Productions, Puedo Hablar, on Monday,
Oct. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Pruyne Lecture
Hall, Fayerweather 115. The event features a question-and-answer session with Director
Christopher Moore. This event is
sponsored by the Political Science
department with support from the Spanish
Department and the Lamont Funds.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/political_science/events

International Affairs Graduate School Panel Oct. 1
Students interested in careers in
international affairs are invited to
attend this panel discussion presented
by representatives from the Fletcher
School at Tufts, Columbia's School of
International and Public Affairs,
Georgetown's Master of Science in
Foreign Service Program, the Woodrow
Wilson School at Princeton and the
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced
International Studies on Monday, Oct.
1, at 7 p.m. in Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather 115.

Economics Fellowship Recipient
Roshni Rathi '08 has been awarded the
Economics Junior Class Fellowship for
her work at two economics institutes
this summer. Rathi interned at the
Institute for Social and Economic Change
in Bangalore, India, and at Earth
Economics in Seattle, Wash. Both
internships involved assisting in
research on environmental issues. The
fellowship supplements salaries for
summer internships at approved economic
research institutions and are made
possible by the generous donations to
the Rein and Vine Funds.

Participate in the Fourth Annual Amherst Story Project; Submit by Oct. 16
Conceived by several students in the
spring of 2004, the Amherst Story Project seeks to
highlight the lives and unique
experiences of students in the Amherst
College community. Share a meaningful,
adventurous, funny or remarkable
experience in your life as a way to
highlight the diversity and richness of
our student body. The Story Project will collect the
selected stories in an anthology and
post them on the Alumni Website. The authors will be invited to speak on a panel during Family Weekend. For
previous Project stories, go to
https://cms.amherst.edu/alumni/networks/
story_project.
To participate, contact Alumni Fellow
Anthony Jack '07 at aajack@amherst.edu. Submissions can be anywhere between 1,000 and 2,000 words and must be entered by Oct. 16.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/alumni/networks/story_project

2007-08 Knox Prize Winner Announced
The James Charlton Knox Prize is awarded
annually to the student whose record
through the junior year merits
nomination as the most promising major
in English and demonstrates the greatest
integration of scholarship, interest and
creativity in the study of English. The
2007-08 prize is shared between
Katherine A. Robinson '08 and Lucy L.
Sheehan '08.

Residence Hall Recycling Challenge
How do you turn old cans into free food?
Join us for Amherst College's Residence
Hall Recycling Challenge. From Oct. 1
through Thanksgiving Break, the
Amherst College Recycling Program is
sponsoring the Residence Hall Recycling
Challenge. All you and your fellow
residents need to do is keep recycling
as much material as possible. When
Physical Plant staff picks up
recycling, they will monitor how much
material is collected. At the end of the
contest, the residence halls that
recycled the most total paper and
bottles and cans per capita win a party
sponsored by the Physical Plant. Turn
your old cans into free food by recycling!
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~phyplant/recycling/index.htm

Biologist Ethan Clotfelter Receives NSF Grant to Study Effects of Chemical Contamination on Fish
Ethan Clotfelter, assistant professor of
biology at Amherst College, has received
a grant of $244,541 from the National
Science Foundation. The award will
support three years of research on the
effects of phytoestrogens on animals.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/23777

Keefe Health Center's Hours During Mid-Semester Break
The Keefe Health Center will be closed
on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8. Urgent needs will be evaluated and treatment provided at the University of
Massachusetts Health Services (UHS) for
Amherst College students remaining in
the local area. The telephone number for UHS
is 413/577-5000. Students are encouraged
to contact the Keefe Health Center prior
to Friday, Oct. 5, if they have any
particular concerns or needs.

Professor Andrew Parker Is Editor of Special Issue of South Atlantic Quarterly
Andrew Parker, professor of English at
Amherst College, is co-editor (with
Janet Talley, of Harvard Law School) of
a special, book-length issue of South
Atlantic Quarterly.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24154

Phi Beta Kappa Lecture: Dr. Eric Mazur Oct. 4
On Thursday, Oct. 4, Dr. Eric Mazur
of Harvard University will deliver
Amherst College's Phi Beta Kappa
lecture on "How the Mind Tricks Us:
Visualizations and Visual Illusions"
at 8 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2 of the
Merrill Science Center at Amherst
College. The lecture and a reception
that follows are open to the public at
no charge.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/22729/

Composing Yourself: Writing the Personal Statement Oct. 2
Join Dean Susan Snively (of the Writing
Center) as she gives tips and pointers
on writing an excellent personal
statement for your graduate school
application. This event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. in the Career Center.

Mississippi Teaching Corps Info Session Oct. 2
The Mississippi Teacher Corps is a
two-year program similar to the Peace
Corps that recruits college graduates
to teach in the Mississippi Delta. At
the end of the two years you will have
earned your master's degree and your
teacher certification, earning a salary
all the while. For more information,
attend the information session on
Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in Porter
Lounge, Converse Hall. Sponsored
by the Career Center.
For more information: www.olemiss.edu/programs/mtc/Recruiting/description.html

Steps to Study Abroad Oct. 2
Are you interested in studying abroad?
Do you want to find out more? Join Janna
Behrens, director of international
experience, for Steps to Study Abroad on
Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in the
Career Center. Other sessions will be
held throughout the semester. You only
need to attend one. Join us and find out
all you need to know about the process.

The Third Nature: Gender Inversions in the Kamasutra Oct. 2
The Department of Asian Languages and
Civilizations is happy to announce a
talk by Professor Wendy Doniger, Mircea
Eliade Distinguished Service Professor
of the History of Religions in the
Divinity School, University of Chicago,
entitled "The Third Nature: Gender
Inversions in the Kamasutra."
The talk, sponsored by the Asian
Languages and Civilizations Department
and the Hamilton fund, will be held
on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. in Pruyne
Lecture Hall (Fayerweather 115).

Chris Hardin '98 to Speak on "The Axiom of Choice" Oct. 3
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m. in
Seeley Mudd 206, Chris Hardin '98, Smith College, will speak on "The Axiom of Choice," an indispensable part of mathematics known for producing counterintuitive results. One consequence of the Axiom of Choice is that we can,
in principle, produce a strategy
for guessing the values of a function of
time which almost always
correctly predict some interval of
future values, given the past values
of the function. This function of time
can be completely arbitrary and not
necessarily even continuous. The talk
will make this precise and explain
how it is done. Along the way, we will
look at the Axiom of Choice,
well-orderings and, time permitting,
how to get out of prison. Refreshments will be served in Seeley Mudd 208 at 3:30 p.m.

"Estonia" Society Mixed Choir to Perform at Amherst College Oct. 3
The Mixed Choir of the "Estonia" Society
will give a concert in Buckley Recital
Hall in the Arms Music Center at Amherst
College at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
The choir will also give a concert at
First Congregational Church in Amherst
on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. The
concert at Amherst College is open to
the public at no charge. Tickets for the
First Congregational Church performance
are $10 for adults and $5 for students
and children.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/23056/

Study, Live and Learn French Abroad! Meeting Oct. 3
Students interested in studying abroad
in France or other French-speaking
countries are invited to join Professor
Hewitt and Dean Behrens, along with some
students who have been abroad, to discuss
the different program options and what
the actual experience is like. This event will take place
Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 4:30 p.m. in
Barrett Library.

Law Panel: Penn, Chicago, Michigan and UVA Oct. 3
Students planning to apply to law school
are invited to attend this panel
discussion with admissions
representatives from the law schools at
the universities of Pennsylvania,
Chicago, Michigan and Virginia. They
will be sharing information about their
programs as well as offering insights
into the law school admissions process.
This event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7 to 9
p.m. in Pruyne Auditorium, Fayerweather 115.

Wednesday Night Shakespeare presents Measure for Measure Oct. 3
Wednesday Night Shakespeare will hold a
dramatic reading of Measure for Measure
on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in
Webster 215. Tea and a lovely dessert
from the Black Sheep will be provided
for your refreshment. Interested parties should contact
Emanuel Costache at ecostache09@amherst.edu. Many roles are
still available. Copies of the play
are available in B-level Frost and online.
This event is sponsored by the Department of English.

German Film Series: Basta Oct. 4
This film is zany comedy about gourmet chef Oskar
(Henry Hübchen of Alles auf Zucker!),
top dog in the "protection" racket of
Vienna's Russian Mafia, whose love
affair with his prison shrink (Corinna
Harfouch) leads to a series of bizarre
complications. Join us for this film on Thursday, Oct. 4, at
4 and 7:30 p.m. in Stirn Auditorium (in German, with English Subtitles).
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/german/film_series

Eric Mazur Will Deliver Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Oct. 4
Harvard physicist Eric Mazur will
deliver Amherst College's Phi Beta Kappa
lecture, on "How the Mind Tricks Us:
Visualizations and Visual Illusions," at
8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in Lecture Hall
2 of the Merrill Science Center at
Amherst College. The lecture and a
reception that follows are open to the
public at no charge.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/22729/

A Conversation with Allen Say, Caldecott Medal-Winning Author Oct. 4
Allen Say, author and illustrator of
numerous award-winning books including
Home of the Brave, The Sign Painter,
Alison and El Chino, will talk about his
writing and his art with Professor Barry
O'Connell, Department of English, and
Professor Samuel C. Morse, Department of
Asian Languages and Civilizations and
Art and Art History. This program is
being held in conjunction with the
exhibition "The Art of Allen Say,"
curated by Professor Morse, at the Eric
Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (on view through Oct. 28).
The event will be held Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Pruyne Auditorium, Fayerweather 115. Sponsored by the
Department of Asian Languages and
Civilizations, the President's
Initiative Fund, the Asian Students
Association and Asian Culture House.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/asian/events

Philosopher Steven Gerrard '78 To Speak Thursday, Oct. 4
Steven Gerrard '78, professor of
philosophy at Williams College, will
deliver a lecture titled "Wittgenstein
Looks out the Window with Hopper" at
4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, in Paino
Lecture Hall at Amherst College.
Sponsored by the Joseph Epstein Fund and the department of philosophy, Gerrards's talk is free and
open to the public.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24048/

Lunch with Committee of Six on Thursday, Oct. 4
Faculty members on the Committee of Six
would like to try something new to
increase our accessibility to the
faculty community. We are experimenting
with setting aside a regular hour during
which one or more of us will be
available during lunch in Lewis Sebring.
Our own teaching schedules dictate that
these "open lunches" will be on first
and third Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Look for us at one of the large round
table in the main dining room at Lewis
Sebring. We'd especially encourage new
members of the faculty to stop by and
introduce yourselves.

Andrew Bacevich To Speak on U.S. Policy Options in Iraq Oct. 4
On Thursday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. in Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, Andrew Bacevich, professor of
international relations at Boston
University, will speak on the current
situation in Iraq and the current
policies available to the United States
to contain our generation's greatest
geopolitical crisis. His topics will include the Bush administration's "surge," legislation
in Congress for a timetable of
withdrawal and the partition of Iraq
into semi-autonomous Shiite, Sunni and
Kurdish states. Professor Bacevich is a
retired colonel in the United States
Army and a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Oct. 4-6: Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film
As part of Banned Book Week, Frost
Library will be screening "Hollywood
Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through
Film" in the Barker Room at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4, 5 and 6. The 2007
documentary is the first look at the
real work and skills of the more than
60,000 librarians working in the U.S.,
a well-loved but little understood
profession. This film is an original,
full-length documentary by and about
librarians, and is an Overdue Productions
film in association with BiFolkal
Productions. Tickets are $8 for adults
and $5 for senior citizens. Contact:
Tracy Sutherland at
tesutherland@amherst.edu or 542-5015
for further information or to reserve
tickets. Sponsored by the Amherst College
Libraries.
For more information: www.hollywoodlibrarian.com

Assessing Science Teaching: Teaching and Learning Lunch Oct. 5
What are the most effective methods of
teaching the sciences to majors and non
majors? How can we properly gauge
teaching effectiveness? Answers to
these questions are often supported by
anecdotal evidence or by our intuition,
instead of by systematic, scientific
approaches to finding out what works
and what does not. Research on
education increasingly supports the
idea that our gut feelings about
teaching are often wrong. The
discussion will be led by Phi Beta
Kappa Visiting Scholar Eric Mazur, the
Gordon McKay Professor of Applied
Physics and Professor of Physics at
Harvard University, whose education
research addresses ways of improving
science education. Lunch will be provided Oct. 5 at noon in the Mullins and Faerber Rooms of Valentine Dining Hall.

Symphony Orchestra to perform at Stanford University Oct. 7
The Amherst College Symphony Orchestra
will perform during a mid-semester
break tour at Stanford University on
Sunday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. in
Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the
university campus. Mark Lane Swanson,
music director, leads the orchestra in
Peter Tchaikovsky's fiery Symphony #4
in F minor. The orchestra will also
feature Assistant Director Timothy
Cheng '07 as piano soloist in
the "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
by Sergei Rachmaninoff. To round out
the program, the orchestra will
perform the world premiere of "Tides
of Golden Gate" by former Assistant
Director John Downey '03. Ticket
reservations and more information may
be had by emailing
AmherstatStanford@gmail.com.

Amherst on the Road to NYC Oct. 9
Are you staying in Amherst for fall
break? Interested in careers in media
and communications? The Career Center
and the Office of Alumni and Parent
Programs are sponsoring an opportunity
for students to hit the road on Tuesday,
Oct. 9, to learn about organizations not
represented by our on-campus recruiting
program. We'll be taking a bus to New
York for the day to visit some wonderful
media and communications firms and will
be hosted by our generous Amherst
alumni. We'll be visiting editor
Johanna Bowman '01 and agent Molly Lyons
'97 at McGraw Hill; editor, writer and
author Ron Lieber '93, of FiLife; senior
producer Jamie Horowitz '98 of ESPN and
senior producer Barclay Palmer '83 of
CNN. Space is limited. Sign up in the
Career Center.

Bus to New York City Oct. 19; Seats Available
First-Year Seminar "Pariscape" students
will spend Friday, Oct. 19, in New
York City. The bus will depart promptly
from Converse Hall at 6:45 a.m. and will
leave the city at 7 p.m., returning
to campus by 11 p.m. There are 10
seats still available. Anyone
interested in going on the bus should
see Bobbie Helinski in the
French/Spanish Department Office
(Barrett 201). The cost of this trip is
$25.00.

Amherst College Professor Alexander George Answers Life’s Big Questions in New Book
"If no one ever loves me during my
lifetime, will I have not lived a good
life?" "Do the advances in the field of
biotechnology threaten our moral
values?" "Are there any reasons to have
a child that aren't selfish?" "Is there
no such thing as bad art?"
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24155

Off-Campus Housing Application Deadline Nov. 1
Off-campus applications for spring 2008
are due Nov. 1. Students who are planning to live off-
campus during the spring semester must
apply for off-campus housing no later
than the Nov. 1 deadline. Off-campus
applications can be picked up in the
Residential Life Office, Converse 105,
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. during the week. Applications can also be downloaded at
http://www.amherst.edu/~dos/reslife/#off
campus. Students who are currently
living off-campus do not need to re-
apply for the spring semester.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~dos/reslife/#offcampus

Applications to French and Spanish House Now Accepted
In anticipation of spring semester
openings, the French and Spanish
Departments announce that applications
to the French and Spanish theme house
(Newport) are now being accepted. You
sill find information regarding theme
houses, including applications and
deadlines at
www.amherst.edu/~dos/reslife (click on
Theme Houses).

Financial Aid and Study Abroad/Study Away
Students who receive any form of
financial aid and who are planning on
studying away from Amherst this spring
should set an appointment with Dean
Kate Gentile in the Office of Financial
Aid, B-5 Converse Hall, to discuss
their plans. This applies to either
study abroad or study at another U.S.
institution. Students can use their financial aid
for study elsewhere if the program is
approved by the college for full
credit. Note that even if you only
receive an outside scholarship, student
loan or parent loan, you should set an
appointment to arrange for transfer of
these resources to the study-away
program. Call the Office of Financial Aid at
extension 2781 from on campus or 413/542-
2296 from off campus.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~finaid

Duke University Master of Environmental Management Info Table Oct. 16
Are you interested in marine science and
conservation? Ecosystem science and
sustainability? Environmental health?
Business and the environment? Stop by
this table in the Campus Center Atrium
on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 12:30 to 2
p.m. and speak with representatives from Duke
University's Master's program in
Environmental Management.

Classics Lecture Wednesday, Oct. 10
Professor of Classics (archaeologist and
art historian) Nancy de Grummond will
speak on Themes of Prophecy in Etruscan,
Greek and Roman Art, Wednesday, Oct.
10,in Fayerweather 115, at 4:30 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the Archaeological
Institute of America and the Department of
Classics. A reception will follow. The
lecture is open to the public.
Nancy de Grummond is one of the world's
authorities on the Etruscans. Her "Guide
to Etruscan Mirrors" is considered one of
the authoritative works on the subject.
Other publications include "The Religion
of the Etruscans" and "Etruscan Mythology,
Sacred History and Legend." Since 1983
she has directed a six-week summer field
school at Cetamura, Italy.
For more information: cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/classics_lectures

Finding an Interterm Internship Oct. 10
Students interested in finding January
internships are invited to attend this
workshop with Dean Debra Krumholz. Get
tips on finding that short-term
internship you're hoping for on
Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in the
Career Center.

Oct. 11 Film Screening, Talk by Artist and Filmmaker Allie Humenuk
"Shadow of the House, Abelardo Morell," a film by Allie Humenuk, will screen Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Stirn Auditorium. The event is free and open to the
public. Filmmaker Allie Humenuk and Abelardo Morell will be present for a discussion after the screening. In the film, filmmaker Allie Humenuk provides an
intimate portrayal of the working life
of the artist over the course of a
seven-year period. Includes the
photographer's return to Cuba, where he
reconnects with his homeland 40
years after he and his family fled the
country when his father's life was
threatened by the Castro regime.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/mead

Pizza with the Trustees Oct. 11
All students are invited to an evening
of casual conversation and pizza with
members of the Amherst College Board of
Trustees on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 9 p.m.
in the Friedmann Room of the Keefe Campus Center. The trustees enjoy this annual
event and are interested in what you
have to say about student life at the
college.

Humanities, Social Sciences and Fine Arts Faculty Teaching and Learning Lunch Oct. 11
Join Director of Sponsored Research
John Carfora for lunch on Thursday,
Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. in the Valentine
Terrace Rooms. Carfora will discuss how he
can help secure external funding to
support the research activities of
the Amherst faculty in the humanities,
social sciences and fine arts
departments. A buffet lunch will be
served.

Harvard Law School Info Session Oct. 11
Students interested in applying to law
school are invited to join Harvard Law
Assistant Dean of Admissions Toby Stock
for an info session about Harvard's
programs and admissions process on
Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 4 to 5 p.m.
in the Career Center.

Faculty Colloquium Series 2007-08: Trent Maxey Oct. 12
On Friday, Oct. 12, from noon to 1 p.m., the Faculty Colloquium Series for 2007-08 is sponsoring "The
Crisis of Conversion and the Politics
of Religion in Early Meiji Japan"
presented by Trent Maxey, assistant
professor of Asian languages and
civilizations and history. This event
will take place in the Faerber Room,
Lewis-Sebring Commons.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/political_science/events/faculty-colloquium

Chand Raat - Night of the Moon Oct. 12
The South Asian Students Association
(SASA) presents a celebration of the end
of Ramadan's month of fasting and the
eve of Eid: Chand Raat, or the Night of
the Moon. India House in Northampton
will be catering the event, with both
halal meat and vegetarian options.
Punjabi bhangra and your favorite
dance-floor standbys are promised, presided
by the legendary DJ Lenore. Be there
Friday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 p.m. in Seelye House.
For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chand_Raat

Friday, Oct. 12 -- French Film Series Presents Les Choristes
On Friday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. in
Newport, come watch the French film "Les Choristes." The year is 1949 in post-war France. In a dark, doom-filled
school for troubled boys where hope
itself is in short supply, a mild-
mannered new teacher has just arrived,
only to find himself surrounded by
prepubescent thieves, inveterate liars,
unapologetic rebels and lost souls
beyond reach. Or are they? When Clément
Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot) introduces
these supposedly hard-core delinquents
to something they have never
experienced before–music–he
discovers there is far more to these
children than anyone dared to believe.

Friday Series: Gifford Summerkamp '05 and Liberty Mutual Oct. 12
Students are invited to this Friday
Series event where Gifford Summerkamp '05
will discuss his experiences as an
associate consultant for the global firm
Liberty Mutual. Join us to learn about
the firm and the job opportunities they
are offering on Friday, Oct. 12, from
1 to 2 p.m. in the Career Center.
Refreshments will be served. There will
be an application deadline of Oct. 14,
and Liberty Mutual will be interviewing
on campus.

Reading for College Workshops Oct. 14
Do you feel like you're constantly
reading? Are all your highlighters
dried up, but you have no idea what you
just read? Come join the Academic Peer
Mentors for the "Reading for College"
workshop to learn how to make your
reading more efficient, how to develop
comments of your own on the assignments
and what you should be doing before,
during, and after you read. This
workshop will take place on Sunday,
Oct. 14, at 9 p.m. Keep an eye
out for specific first-year dorm
locations. Refreshments from Atkins
Farm will be provided.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/peer_mentors

Deerfield Wind Quintet to Perform at Amherst College on Sunday, Oct. 14
The Deerfield Wind Quintet will give a
concert in Buckley Recital Hall in the
Arms Music Center at Amherst College at
4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14. The concert
is open to the public at no charge.
Seating is by general admission.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24536

Harlem Renaissance Auditions Oct. 12
Harlem Renaissance is a semi-formal
event hosted by the Black Student Union
every November to celebrate the history
and legacy of this important period in
African-American history. This year's
Harlem Renaissance will be on Nov. 10.
Come and showcase your talent at one of
the biggest student events at Amherst
College. Auditions will be Friday, Oct. 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Octagon.
Contact Stephanie Sneed '08
(ssneed08@amherst.edu) with the name of your
piece and people participating to reserve a five-minute time slot.

Harvard Public Service Leadership Fellowships Info Session Oct. 12
Representatives from the Center for
Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy
School of Government will be holding an
information session at Amherst for two
of their fellowship opportunities: the
Zuckerman (leadership in public
and nonprofit sectors) and the Reynolds
(social entrepreneurship)
Fellowships. Cathy Coyle, the
associate director of programs at the
Center for Public Leadership, will be
leading the information session on
Friday, Oct. 12, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
in Keefe Campus Center 201. Lunch will be served.

Caroline Jenkins Hanna Named Director of Media Relations
Caroline Jenkins Hanna, former director
of media relations at Colgate
University, has been named director of
media relations at Amherst College. Her
appointment became effective Oct. 8.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/25039

Biology Lecture Oct. 15
Daniel Chase, assistant professor, Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
UMass-Amherst, will present "The
mechanism of signaling by the
neurotransmitter dopamine: Learning from
the worm" on Monday, Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in Merrill 4.

Study Abroad with Hamilton in France Oct. 15
Students interested in studying abroad
in France are invited to this info
session with representatives from the
Hamilton College Junior Year in France
program on Monday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m.
in Barrett 102.

Peace Corps Info Session Oct. 15
Interested in working abroad after
graduation? Hoping to make a
difference? Join our Peace Corps
representative on Monday, Oct. 15, at
7:15 p.m. in the Career Center for an
information session.
Gain valuable international experience,
have great adventures and learn lessons to
last a lifetime. Come find out more!

American Founding Lecture Series: Charles Butterworth Oct. 15
Charles Butterworth, professor of
government and politics at the
University of Maryland, College Park, specializes in
medieval Arabic and Islamic political
philosophy. His publications include
critical editions of most of the Middle
Commentaries written by Averroes on
Aristotle's logic; translations of books
and treatises by Averroes, Alfarabi and
Alrazi, as well as Maimonides; and
studies of different aspects of the
political teaching of these and other
thinkers in the ancient, medieval, and
modern tradition of philosophy.
Butterworth will give a talk titled
"Islamic Political Philosophy and its
Significance Today" on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in the Babbott
Room.

Biology Lecture Oct. 15
On Monday, Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in
Merrill 4, Assistant Professor Daniel
Chase, Deptartment of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, University of
Massachusetts at Amherst, will present
"The mechanism of signaling by the
neurotransmitter dopamine: Learning from
the worm."

Duke University Master of Environmental Management Info Session Oct. 16
Are you interested in marine science and
conservation? Ecosystem science and
sustainability? Environmental health?
Business and the environment? Stop by
Campus Center Room 201 on Tuesday, Oct.
16, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. to speak with
representatives from Duke University's
Master's Program in Environmental
Management.

Study Abroad in China: The Alliance for Global Education Info Session Oct. 16
Students interested in studying in China
should attend this information session with
representatives from the Alliance for
Global Education on Tuesday, Oct. 16,
at 6:30 p.m. in the Career Center.

State Department Information Session Oct. 16
Are you interested in working for the
US government in a foreign country?
Have you always thought it would be
fun to hold a job in an embassy or
consulate? Come to this State
Department information session on
Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Fayerweather 115 to find out more about the job and
internship opportunities.
For more information: www.careers.state.gov

Lecture by Michael Marrus Oct. 16
Michael R. Marrus, Chancellor Rose and
Ray Wolfe Professor Emeritus of
Holocaust Studies in the Department of
History, will deliver a lecture titled
"Scholom Schwartzbard and the Assassin's
Quest for Justice: Historical and
Practical Dilemmas" a 4:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Fayerweather
115 (Pruyne Hall) at Amherst College.
Sponsored by the Georges Lurcy and Lamont Lecture Fund and the Departments of Law,
Jurisprudence & Social Thought, German and
European Studies and French and Spanish,
Marrus's talk is free and open to the
public.

Applying to Law School Info Session Oct. 16
Juniors and seniors considering law
school should attend this workshop with
pre-law adviser Dean Bekki Lee on
Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 4:30 p.m. in the
Career Center. Get information about
timelines, processes and more. This
workshop will be repeated.

Panel on Graduate School Options for Psychology Oct. 16
The Department of Psychology will host a
panel discussion for students interested
in pursuing graduate training in
psychology on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7
p.m. in Porter Lounge, Converse Hall.
Professor Schulkind will discuss factors
to consider when deciding whether to
attend graduate school and strategies
for gaining acceptance. Professor
Halgin will discuss graduate training
and professional work in the field of
clinical psychology, and Andrea Coleman,
MSW, will discuss graduate training and
professional work in the field of social
work. This meeting is not just for
seniors or psychology majors; it is open
to any student interested in graduate
training in psychology. Refreshments
will be served.

Volunteer Diners Needed for Performance Piece Oct. 22
Copeland Fellow Entang Wiharso will
present a perfomance piece on Monday,
Oct. 22, at the Mead Art Museum at 7:30 p.m.
Wiharso is in need of volunteer "diners" to
eat during the performance. Volunteers
should plan to be available from 5 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. that evening. They will need to
wear white or cream clothing for the
performance and will have
temporary tatoos airbrushed onto
their face and hands. The first meeting of the volunteers
will take place on Saturday, Oct. 20, at
12 p.m. (location to be named). If you are
interested in volunteering, please
contact Wiharso at ewiharso@amherst.edu
with your contact information.

CANCELLED: Author Yvette Christiansë Reading
EDITOR'S NOTE: This event has been cancelled.
Author Yvette Christiansë will read from
her work at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17,
at Amherst Books (8 Main Street,
Amherst, Mass.). Sponsored by the
Amherst College Creative Writing Center,
the event is open to the public at no
charge.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/09/node/23782

Oct 17: Rebuilding Education in New Orleans - Teach For America Info Session
Prior to Hurricane Katrina,
two-thirds of the New Orleans public schools
were deemed academically unacceptable, half of
public school students didn't graduate from high
school and one out of every three school-age
children attended non-public school. The silver
lining in the aftermath of our nation's worst
natural disaster is the once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to build an educational system that
provides excellent educational opportunities to
all students, thereby greatly impacting the future
of this important American city as well as shaping
the education reform movement in our country
more broadly. Come learn how you can be a
leader for change on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. in Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall.

In Memoriam: Elizabeth M. Guest
The Johnson Chapel flag has been lowered
to half-staff in memory of Elizabeth M.
Guest of Amherst, who passed away on
Oct. 16, 2007. Guest was the widow of
J. Alfred Guest '33, who served the
college as alumni secretary for 25
years. Mr. Guest passed away in 1997.

Rome's Civil Wars Conference Nov. 10-11
A conference on Rome's civil wars will
be held at Amherst College Nov. 10-11. Entitled "See How I Rip Myself!" (Dante, Inferno 28:30: Or vedi com' io
mi dilacco), the conference has been
jointly organized by Brian Breed,
University of Massachusetts, and
Cynthia Damon and Andreola Rossi,
Amherst College. T.P. Wiseman will
deliver the keynote address, "The Two-
Headed State: How Romans Explained
Civil War." For the full program of
papers and registration information see
http://www.umass.edu/civilwars/. For
further information contact the
organizers at civilwars@classics.umass.edu.
For more information: www.umass.edu/civilwars/

Workers' Rights & Union Organizing in Putin's Russia: Elizabeth Vladeck
Elizabeth Vladeck, American lawyer and
labor organizer, will deliver a lecture
titled "Workers' Rights and Union
Organizing in Putin's Russia: A
First-Hand Account" at Amherst College
on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The talk, which is
free and open to the public, will take
place at 7:30 p.m. in the Amherst Center
for Russian Culture in Webster Hall.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/25116

German Film Series: Vitus Oct. 18
Come see this charming Swiss comedy about a child
prodigy, piano Wunderkind Vitus, and his
gnarly grandfather (played by Bruno
Ganz), who team up with a bag of tricks
to protect the boy from his
over-ambitious parents. The film will be shown Thursday, Oct. 18, at 4 and 7:30 p.m. in Stirn
Auditorium. The film will be shown in German with English Subtitles.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/german/film_series

Psychoanalytic Practice and Research in the 21st Century: Lecture Oct. 18
On Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in
Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, James Hansell '79,
adjunct associate professor of
psychology and psychiatry, University of
Michigan, and training and supervising
analyst, Michigan Psychoanalytic
Institute and Kim Leary '82,
associate professor of psychology,
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard
Medical School and chief psychologist,
Cambridge Health Alliance, will present
"Psychoanalytic Practice and Research in
the 21st Century." The event is free
and open to the public. The talk is
being sponsored by the Psychology
Department and the Samuel B. Cummings
Lectureship Fund.

Political Blogger Marcy Wheeler '90 to Discuss Online Journalism Oct. 18
Marcy Wheeler, well-known political
blogger and a 1990 graduate of Amherst
College, will discuss her work as a
print and Web journalist Thursday, Oct.
18, in Pruyne Lecture Hall (Fayerweather
115) at her alma mater. The talk, which
is free and open to the public, is
scheduled for 8 p.m.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24856

Steps to Study Abroad Oct. 18
Are you interested in studying abroad?
Want to find out more? Join Janna
Behrens, director of international
experience, for Steps to Study Abroad on
Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. in the
Career Center. Join us and find out all
you need to know about the process.

International Arts Night Oct. 18
International students will perform songs and dances and
showcase cultural artifacts from different parts of
the world in Charles Pratt basement at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18.

CANCELLED - Lawrence Rhoades, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, To Speak Oct. 19
Please note - this event has been cancelled. The lecture will be rescheduled in the spring semester.

Choral Society Homecoming Weekend Concert Oct. 20
The Amherst College Choral Society will present its
annual Homecoming Weekend concert on Saturday,
Oct. 20, at 9 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall.
Music will be performed by the Concert Choir,
Women's Chorus and Men's Glee Club, directed by
Mallorie Chernin and asst. director Suraj Gopal '07,
and the Madrigal Singers, directed by Andrea Kahn
'08 and Elly Jessop '08. The program will include
music by Schubert, Wolf, De Cormier, Papoulis and
many more. The program will end with traditional
songs of Amherst College. Tickets are $6 for general
admission and $3 for senior citizens, children
under 12 and Amherst College students. Tickets may be reserved by calling 542-2484 or e-mailing Mallorie Chernin at mchernin@amherst.edu. Tickets are also available at the door.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~music

One on One Teaching - A Teaching and Learning Lunch Oct. 19 at Noon
Students turn for advice to their
advisors, faculty members in memorable
courses, coaches, the dean of students'
office and many other places. How well
does this work for them and for us?
Hear a few alumni reflect on where they
turned for the most valuable advice
they received and share your own
experiences of one on one teaching. This lunch will be held
Friday, Oct. 19 from noon to 1:30
p.m. in the Mullins and Faerber Rooms,
Lewis-Sebring Dining Commons.

A Conversation with Alumni in Medical School Oct. 21
Please join the Charles Drew Health
Professions Society in its first event
of the year. College alumni currently attending
medical school will be answering your
questions in a casual, open-forum. Come with your personal
statements, interview and application
questions and general inquires on how
to get into the medical school of your
choice. The event will be held in Chapin 119
on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~drewhealth

Learning the Art of Networking with Amherst Alumni Oct. 19
Are you exploring career options and are
unsure of how to initiate conversations
with alumni or other potential
advisors? The Wade Fellows, the
Office of Alumni and Parent Programs and
the Career Center invite you to join us
for a two-part workshop where you will
learn in an interactive session how
to engage in a professional networking
dialogue and practice what you have
learned with Amherst alumni during our
networking reception. This event will be held Friday, Oct. 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Gerald
Penny Center of the Octagon.

Friday Series: Close Concerns Info Session - Kaku Armah '07 Oct. 19
Join Kaku Armah '07 of Close Concerns on
Friday, Oct. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. in
the Career Center for this information session
about the firm and opportunities. Close
Concerns is a healthcare consultancy and
media group focused on diabetes and
obesity. They provide consulting
services on a range of topics for
biotechnology, medical technology and
pharmaceutical companies active in these
areas. Clients include Abbott
Laboratories, Amylin Pharmaceuticals,
Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and Roche.
They also advise financial institutions
and venture capitalists. The firm is led
by Kelly Close '90. Job, internship and Interterm positions
will be posted shortly on Experience,
and Arma will hold interviews on
Friday, Oct. 19.
For more information: www.closeconcerns.com

Career Conversations with International Ad Exec Harry Clark '57 Oct. 19
Harry Clark '57 searched for jobs where all that was
needed was someone who could read, write and work overseas. Clark was hired by advertising agency J. Walter
Thompson and worked for them in Germany
for 10 years. He went on to have an
illustrious career in the ad industry,
including stints in human resources,
worldwide training/development and
agency performance standards. Clark founded a consulting company, focused on management development,
marketing and strategic planning and
senior executive training outside the
U.S. His main interest outside of work
is theater, both directing and acting.
Join us for a chat with Harry Clark on
Fri. Oct 19 at 1 p.m. in Pruyne Auditorium, Fayerweather 115.

Amherst Symphony Orchestra To Perform Tchaikovsky's Fourth at Homecoming Oct. 20
The Amherst College Symphony
Orchestra, fresh from its midsemester
break performance at Stanford
University, will perform a special
Homecoming Weekend concert this
Saturday, Oct. 20, at
7:30 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall. There
will be one work on the program:
Tchaikovsky's dramatic essay on fate,
the Fourth Symphony in F minor. Mark
Lane Swanson, music director, will conduct. The concert is free to Five College students and $5 for all
others. For ticket reservations,
contact mlswanson@amherst.edu.

Jazz Ensemble Homecoming Concert Oct. 19; Jazz Jam Session to Follow
Join the Jazz Ensemble as they present the music of
Coltrane, Basie, Parker and more on Friday,
Oct. 19, at 8:30 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall. Guest
saxophonist Paul Lieberman will be featured.
Combo performances by Offbeat Generation and
Blue Nomads will also grace the program.
Tickets will be available at the door for $6 (general
adult public) and $3 (seniors, Amherst College community and
children). Refreshments will be available after the
concert. Join us immediately following the Jazz Ensemble
Concert for the Alumni Jazz Jam session featuring
saxophonist Paul Lieberman. The session takes
place in Room 7 of the music building at 10 p.m. We
will provide all needed equipment and music as
well as some light refreshments. Musicians of all
ability levels are welcome. Please contact Bruce Diehl with any questions at 413/542-8308 or bpdiehl@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~jazz

Homecoming Tailgate Oct. 20
Show your support for the Jeffs on
Saturday at the Homcecoming Tailgate. We'll have
giveaways, t-shirts and face
painting to help your true colors
shine. Grilling starts at 1 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 20, at Pratt
Field. Brought to you by Social Council.

Information about Tailgating and Parking at Saturday's Football Game
Pratt Field opens at 9 a.m. on
Saturday for on-field parking for
Saturday's Homecoming football game. On-field parking is extremely limited and parking in the neighborhoods is strongly discouraged. Ample parking is available in front of the Alumni Gym. Tailgating areas
will be clearly marked, and ushers
will direct traffic. Please be aware
that no oversized vehicles, such as
recreational vehicles, motor homes or
campers, are allowed inside Pratt
Field. No kegs are allowed on the
field, and no alcohol, banners or
signs are allowed in the stands. The
college asks for your understanding of
and compliance with these regulations.

Artist Entang Wiharso Will Perform "Eating Identity" at Amherst College Monday, Oct. 22
Entang Wiharso, a Copeland Fellow at
Amherst College, will present a
performance piece titled "Eating
Identity" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22,
on the Main Quadrangle in front of the
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. The
first in a series of Copeland Fellow
events on the theme of "Art and Identity
in the Global Community," the event is
open to the public at no charge.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24546

Submit to the Class of 1969 Interfaith Essay Contest; Deadline Nov. 15
Around the world, the issue of religious tolerance has come to the fore. Many organizations, both
private and public, actively work to
improve relations between religious
communities. Yet the precise role that
such institutions should play remains
to be determined. In your opinion, what role should
institutions play in promoting
religious tolerance? Please use
specific examples to back up your
perspective. These examples may be
historical or of current importance and
may be from the local, national, or
international level. This essay must be
between 700 and 900 words and will be
judged on the basis of content, writing
quality and originality of thought.
Submit by Nov. 15; the first-prize winner will
receive $500 and have his/her
submission published in the Indicator;
two second-prize winners will each
receive $100. All three winners will be
asked to give a brief talk about their
essays at a symposium on Dec. 9.
Submissions can only be made by current
Amherst College students and should be
sent to Diane Dix, dldix@amherst.edu
This contest is sponsored by the Class of 1969, the
Multifaith Council and the Indicator.

Influenza Vaccine Available for Amherst College Students
The flu vaccine is now available at the
Keefe Health Center for all students who
wish to receive the immunization.
Students with a higher risk of
contracting influenza (anyone working or
volunteering in a health care facility,
etc.) and those with chronic medical
conditions such as diabetes; asthma;
other lung, heart or kidney conditions;
or immune system problems are
especially encouraged to receive the
vaccine. An appointment for vaccination
may be scheduled by calling the Keefe
Health Center at 413/542-2267. There is
a $15 fee for the vaccine. As always,
students are urged to reduce their risk
of contracting the flu or spreading it
to others by washing hands frequently
with soap and warm water or using
alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Cover
your mouth when coughing or sneezing.
Do not share items, such as water bottles
and drinking cups, that can spread germs.
Additional information about influenza
and the vaccines to prevent it is
available at www.cdc.gov/flu.

Professors Corrales and Rivkin Receive Ford and Tinker Foundation Grants
Javier Corrales, associate professor of
political science,
and Steven G. Rivkin, professor of
economics, have received a $100,000
grant from the Ford Foundation and a
$35,000 grant from the Tinker Foundation
to support a multi-year study of
community-managed schools in Central
America. Corrales and Rivkin will study
what has been a 10-year experiment of
state-supported, parent-run public
schools in rural areas of Honduras and
Guatemala.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/25117

Professor Peter Crowley to Present Research to the Geological Society of America
Peter D. Crowley, professor of geology, will present an
original research study titled
"Crystallographic Fabrics of the Martin
Bridge Limestone, Wallowa Mountains: An
Electron-Backscattered Diffraction
Study" at the upcoming 119th annual
meeting of the Geological Society of
America (GSA). More than 6,300
geoscientists are expected to attend the
conference, which will take place Oct.
27 to 31 in Denver.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/25505

Law and Science, Science and Law Seminar Series: Nita Farahany Oct. 23
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 4:30 to
6 p.m. in the Babbott Room, the Law and
Science, Science and Law Seminar Series presents Nita
Farahany, assistant professor of law and
assistant professor of philosophy,
Vanderbilt University Law School. Farahany will speak on "Cruel and Unequal Punishment."
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/political_science/events/law-and-science

Workers' Rights and Union Organizing in Putin's Russia: A First-Hand Account Oct. 23
Elizabeth Vladeck, an American lawyer and
organizer, will speak at the Amherst Center for Russian Culture on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Vladeck is one of a very small
number of Americans to have worked with
Russian trade unions and worker
organizations over the tumultuous period
since the fall of the Soviet Union. She
was recently refused a renewal of her
Russian visa because of her work helping
to organize the port workers in Kaliningrad.
Sponsored by The Georges Lurcy Lecture
Fund and The Amherst Center for Russian
Culture through the Virginia and David S. Pennock '60 Russian Culture Fund, this event is free and open to the public.

Kenneth Roth, Head of Human Rights Watch, to Lecture Oct. 23
Kenneth Roth, executive director of
Human Rights Watch, will critique the
United States' counterterrorism efforts
in a lecture at Amherst College Tuesday,
Oct. 23. His talk, titled "Why the
Current Approach to Fighting Terrorism
is Making Us Less Safe," will take place
at 8 p.m. in Pruyne Lecture Hall (Room
115 of Fayerweather Hall) and is free
and open to the public.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24857

Harvard Business School Info Session Oct. 24
Join admissions representatives from
Harvard Business School for an
information session about their new
programs on Wednesday, Oct. 24 from
noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Career Center.

Law Panel/Financing Law: American University, Boston College, Emory University and UNC Oct. 24
Representatives from the law schools at
American University, Boston College,
Emory University and the University of North Carolina
will be presenting this information
session with tips on applying to law
school and advice on how to finance a
legal education on Wednesday, Oct. 24
at 4:30 p.m. in the Career Center.

CORRECTION: Faculty Invited To Visit Open Classes
A pilot program is being initiated to
encourage colleagues to share their
teaching experiences across
disciplines, methodologies and
generations. Two faculty members are
opening their classes to visitors this
fall. Nicola Courtright invites you to
attend one or more sessions of "Art and
Architecture of Europe From 1400 to 1800"
which meets in Fayerweather 115 (note the corrected room number) at
10 a.m. Visitors are welcome to
attend on Tuesday, Oct. 23, Nov. 13 and/or Dec. 4.
Tekla Harms invites you to "Introduction to Geology" which
meets in room 107 of the Earth Science building from 12 to 12:50 p.m. Harms
proposes that visitors attend one or
more lectures of a unit of the class
that meets on Monday, Nov. 26,
Wednesday, Nov. 28 and/or Friday, Nov.
30.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/dean_faculty/tap

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: UMass Campus Alert Lifted; Classes to Resume at 11 a.m.
This morning Amherst College officials
received word that the UMass campus was
closed until 11 a.m. because of the
discovery of a suspected explosive
device in Herter Hall. Since then, the
security alert has been lifted and the
campus has been deemed safe. UMass will
open for normal operations at 11 a.m.
and resume classes at that same time on
the standard schedule; Amherst students
enrolled in UMass classes after 11 a.m.
should report to them as they normally
would.
For more information: www.umass.edu

In Memoriam: Wanda Chmura
The Johnson Chapel flag has been lowered
to half-staff in memory of Wanda Chmura.
Chmura worked at the college as a
research technician in the Biology
Department from 1961 until her
retirement in 1989. She is survived by,
among others, her daughter, Charlene,
who worked in the college's Computer
Center for 10 years.

Author Deborah Eisenberg to Read at Amherst Books Thursday, Oct. 25
Author Deborah Eisenberg will read from
her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at
Amherst Books (8 Main Street). Sponsored by the Amherst College Creative Writing Center, the event is
open to the public at no charge.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24157

Fall Into Art Oct. 25
Join the Mead Art Museum in celebrating the fall with a cappella performances by the Zumbyes, Blue Stockings and Sabrinas, a performance of Western African dance
and Atkins Cider Donuts. The event will be held Oct. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mead Art Museum.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/mead/

Emily Dickinson: Zero at the Bone Oct. 25
Join us on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 3:45 p.m. at the
Amherst Cinema Arts Center for
an imaginative and insightful program
for all ages! This live, hour-long show
combines the poetry of Emily Dickinson
and the talent of Lumen Arts, the
creative team of Nanette Perrotte and
Sebastian Lockwood. Perrotte
transforms the spirit and vitality of
Dickinson's poetry into powerful music,
while Lockwood weaves a narrative that
presents Emily Dickinson not as a myth,
but as a fully empowered poet.
Tickets for the performance are $5 and
may be purchased at the Amherst Cinema
Arts Center box office or by calling 413-253-2547 or visiting www.amherstcinema.org.
This event is co-sponsored by the Emily Dickinson
Museum, the Amherst History Museum and the
Cinema Center.
For more information: www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/events.html

Jazz @ Schwemm's Free Performance Oct. 25
Grab a coffee and a cookie and come to the Schwemm's Backroom for some free live jazz this Thursday from 9:30 to 11 p.m. Two of Amherst's premier jazz combos, The Blue Nomads and The Offbeat Generation, will be performing. They will kick off the second year of Thursday evening
jazz performances given by faculty and student
combos at Schwemm's Backroom. Each
performance will start at 9:30 and is free and
open to the public.
Nov. 1 will feature student combos Sea
Biscuit and Black Coffee. Professor Ron Tiersky will
headline on Nov. 8, accompanied by a trio of
student musicians. Nov. 15 and Nov. 29 will
feature the Eclectic Jazz Quartet and Prof. Dominic
Poccia. Jazz Vocalist Ann Maggs will be a special
guest on Nov. 29.
Thanks to Dean Haynes and Student Activities, as
well as Jazz@Amherst and Schwemm's for their
support of this series.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/music/performances/jazz

Internships in the Finance Industry Workshop Oct. 25
Juniors, sophomores and first-years interested
in finance should attend this
information session regarding
internships in the finance industry.
Join Dean Debra Krumholz, our
internships coordinator, and Pat Brown,
our recruiting coordinator, for this
info session on Thursday, Oct. 25 from
5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the Career Center.

The Pillowman To Be Performed Oct. 25-27
The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, directed by
Peter Lobdell, will be performed Oct. 25-27 at 8 p.m. in Holden Theater. This production is a senior project in acting for Brian Lewis. The sets, masks and puppets are created by Thom Haxo and the music by Charles Ditto. The Pillowman is a dark comedy somewhat in the Grand Guignol
manner that speaks to the persistence of
story--even in the face of unimaginable cruelty and
violence. Tickets are free and reservations are recommended. To make a reservation, contact the box office at 413/542-2277.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~theater/

Colloquium on the Constitution Oct. 26-27
The Colloquium on the Constitution and
the Imagining of America will take place
Oct. 26-27 in the Alumni
House. The theme of the October meeting
will be "The Constitution and
Citizenship." Speakers include Maria
Eschaveste, former Assistant to the
President and Deputy Chief of Staff to
President Clinton; Lucas Guttentag from the
Immigrants' Rights Project of the ACLU;
Paul Smith from Jenner & Block, chair of
the board of directors of the American
Constitution Society; and William
Galston, former deputy assistant to the
President for domestic policy.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/ljst/events/conferences/CIA

Amherst College Will Honor Henry Steele Commager with Symposium Oct. 27
On Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m. in
Pruyne Auditorium (Fayerweather 115),
Amherst College will honor the life and
career of one of America's most
important historians and teachers with a
symposium on "Henry Steele Commager:
Celebrating One of Amherst's Legends."
Featuring prominent historians, lawyers
and others who knew Commager well, the
event marks the end of a year-long
special project by the Amherst College
Library's Archives and Special
Collections to arrange and describe
Commager's papers, making them available
for the public.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24158

Creating Community in Latin America Oct. 28
The Political Science Department, with
support from the Lamont Lecture Fund,
is sponsoring a lecture by Joseph Tulchin '59,
senior scholar at The Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars, on
Sunday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Paino Lecture Hall (Earth Science 107).
Tulchin has been an active and
prominent Latin Americanist for 40
years and has published more than 100 reviewed chapters and articles; he has also authored or been the editor
for more than 50 books on inter-
American relations, Latin American and
urban affairs, Spanish foreign policy
and international relations.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/political_science/events

Fall Ball: First Annual GROW Formal Oct. 26
On Friday, Oct. 26, at 9 p.m. in the Morris
Pratt Resort Room, GROW will be
hosting its first formal ball to
benefit Iraqi women through the MADRE
organization. Music will be played by The Blue Nomads
and D.J. Lenore Bell. Hors d'oeuvres will
be served. The suggested donation for tickets is $10 per person, and tickets can be reserved in Valentine or Keefe
Oct. 18-26. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Questions? Contact grow@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.madre.org

Educate! Date Auction Oct. 26
You want 'em, we got 'em! Come bid on your favorite Amherst co-eds! On Friday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. in Valentine, Amherst students will hit the stage to be auctioned off to friends and secret admirers. Buyers and their dates will share a romantic dinner in Chez Valentine on Sunday. All
proceeds go to benefit Educate!, an organization that provides for the education and well-being of refugees
in Uganda.
For more information: www.educateafrica.org

Brentano String Quartet to Perform Friday, Oct. 26
The Music at Amherst Concert Series will
present the Brentano String Quartet on
Friday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. in Buckley
Recital Hall in the Arms Music Center. Tickets are currently
available for purchase through the
Amherst College Concert Office (413-542-2195).
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/25782

Yale Law School Info Session and Informational Interviews Oct. 26
An admissions representative from Yale
Law School will be holding an
information session on Friday, Oct. 26,
from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Career
Center. Following this info session,
individual informational interviews with
the admissions representative will be held from
2 to 4 in the Career Center. Please
contact Dean Bekki Lee for more
information about these interviews.

Poetry Gatherings Begin Oct. 26
sometimes i listen / to a rock band / in my room / i am very sad. Bad Poetry? Oh noetry! come to the
poetry readings at 8 p.m. in Humphries (zü)
Common Room. We will read the poetry of great poets (if that won't cure you, nothing will) with desserts
from the Black Sheep. First up is John
Ashbery on Oct. 26. This event is brought to you by
the Amherst College Creative Writing
Program and the Amherst College English
Department.

Oct. 26 -- French Film Series Presents "Jeux d'enfants"
On Friday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 p.m. in
Newport, come watch the French
film "Jeux d'enfants" (with English
subtitles). It would be correct, but
highly misleading, to say that Jeux
d'enfants is the story of a game of
truth-or-dare gone wildly out of
control. The film tells a story of two
adults who never wanted to grow up and
are getting a big burst of
adrenaline out of this game.

Jones Library Benefit Concert Oct. 27
Up-and-coming Canadian singer-
songwriter Layah Jane will perform at
Keefe Campus Center Saturday, Oct. 27, at
7:30 p.m. in a benefit concert for the Jones
Library ESL Center. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for students. Support for this
concert is provided by the Center for
Community Engagement. Jane's music is emotionally compelling
and multi-layered, infused with humor
and playfulness. Her spectacular range,
soulful voice and poetic, articulate
songs are winning her fans across North
American and Europe.
For more information: www.layahjane.com

A Performance of Songs-In-Progress Nov. 5
Copeland Fellow Zeina Nasr '06 will present a
series of songs-in-progress on
Monday, Nov. 5, from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. at the Mead Art Museum. Nasr is
from Beirut, Lebanon and is working
on a collection of songs and vocal
improvisations dealing with the
voice as a source of physical and
emotional idenfitication. She will
perform five songs followed by a
feedback session.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/25363

Botanist and Environmentalist Peter H. Raven to Speak at Amherst College Oct. 29
Peter H. Raven, president of the
Missouri Botanical Garden and George
Engelmann Professor of Botany at
Washington University in St. Louis, will
present a talk titled "Winning
Sustainability in an Age of Global
Change: What is Our Responsibility?" at
7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, in Pruyne
Lecture Hall (Fayerweather 115). Raven's
lecture is sponsored by the President's
Office and is free and open to the
public. Raven will also give a biology
seminar (open to all) at 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 29, in Lecture Room 4 of
Merrill Hall. This talk will examine
"How Many Plant Species Will Survive the
21st Century?"
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/24548

Zedashe Georgian Song and Dance Ensemble to Perform Monday, Oct. 29
The Zedashe Ensemble, from the medieval
walled city of Sighnaghi in Eastern
Georgia, will perform in Buckley Recital
Hall in the Arms Music Center on Monday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. The
concert is free and open to the public;
seating is by general admission.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2007/10/node/25784

Best Strategies for Finding an Internship Oct. 29
Join Dean Debra Krumholz for this
workshop on finding an internship.
Learn strategies for using our resources
to streamline your search and make the
most efficient use of your time.
The workshop will take place Monday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Career
Center.

Columbia Law School Information Session Oct. 30
Join admissions representatives from
Columbia Law School for information on
their programs and tips on the
admissions process on Tuesday, Oct. 30
from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Career Center.

CCE Director Molly Mead Wins Research Book Prize
Molly Mead, director of the Center for
Community Engagement, has been selected,
along with co-author Mary Ellen Capek,
as this year's winner of the Virginia A.
Hodgkinson Research Book Prize. Their
book, "Effective Philanthropy," was
published by the MIT Press in 2006. The
prize is awarded by the
Association for Research on Nonprofit
Organizations and Voluntary Action to the best submission employing primary research techniques to
offer insight to specialized scholars in
the field, or to the general public,
about current policies and contemporary
practices in the independent sector.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/cce

Community Engagement Leadership Positions Available; Info Session Oct. 30
There are approximately 10 Community
Engagement Leader positions available
for next semester. This is an exciting,
paid opportunity to develop numerous
skills necessary to provide effective
leadership. The position is a great way to get
involved and really make a difference on
this campus and in the community. We are
looking for students who
are able to commit to this program for
their next four on-campus semesters.
Please come to an information session Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Community Engagement. Applications are due
Thursday, Nov. 8, by 3 p.m.
Application instructions are available on
our Website.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/cce

Careers in the Biomedical Sciences Presentation Oct. 30
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m., the Career
Center will sponsor a presentation on
careers in the biomedical sciences. The
event will be held in the Career Center on the
first floor of College Hall and is open to all 5-College students. The speaker will be Victoria Freedman,
Ph.D., associate director of the
graduate division of biomedical sciences
at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine in New York City. Freedman will be
speaking about various career pathways
in biomedical sciences, including the
M.D., Ph.D., or a combined M.D.-Ph.D.
Freedman will also discuss these degree options at Einstein, as well as their summer research programs.
Pizza will be provided.

Phi Beta Kappa Announces New Members
Congratulations to the following members
of the Class of 2008 who have been
elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa,
the nation's oldest and most prestigious
academic honors organization. PBK is an
acronym for the Greek phrase Philosophia
Biou Kubernetes which is translatable
as "The love of learning is the guide of
life." The new members are Anne F. Augustine, Benjamin Neil Blond, Vincent L. Chen, Daniel N. Curtis, Conor Clarke, Furqan M. Fazal, Dong Kun Kim, Kyla Harumi Kitamura, Erika Kweon, James Coogan Montana, Claire E. Morrison, Judd Olanoff, Edward Fortunato Ramos, Margaret Rose Ray, Spencer Scrymser Robins and Lucy Ludwig Sheehan.

Photographers Needed for The Amherst Student
The Amherst Student is looking for photographers. If
you are interested, contact either Mary Doris Reggie
(mreggie10@amherst.edu) or Amanda Hellerman
(ahellerman10@amherst.edu).

Preregistration for PS 56 Regulating Citizenship Begins Nov. 2
Students interested in preregistering for "Political
Science 56: Regulating Citizenship" need to submit a
questionnaire and schedule an interview with
Professor Bumiller. Interested student should
submit applications as soon as possible.
Applications will be reviewed starting Nov. 2
and continue until the course is full. The course will
be taught inside the Hampshire County House of
Corrections. Information about the course as well
as an application for admission can be found on the
course Website at https://cms.amherst.edu/
academiclife/departments/courses/0708S/POSC/
POSC-56-0708S
(listed on the Political Science website under Spring
2008 courses). If students have questions about the
course or the preregistration process they may
contact Professor Bumiller at
kbumiller@amherst.edu.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/courses/0708S/POSC/POSC-56-0708S

Lecture on Human Rights in Nepal Tonight
Keith Leslie '76, senior advisor to the United Nations Development Programme in
Nepal, will speak on "A Human
Rights Interregnum Between War and
Peace in Nepal." The lecture will be
held in Pruyne Auditorium, Fayerweather 115, at 7:30 p.m.